Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Mad Hatter's Tea Party

  Thu 22 Mar 2018
  The children in Year 2 had a fantastic time today at their Mad Hatter's tea party. They seemed to have lots of fun sharing their board games with their Grandparents and enjoying all the lovely sandwiches and cakes they had created. Thank you to everyone who came along and showed their support. The children were over joyed to have you there. 

  

• A play in a day for Year 3

  Wed 21 Mar 2018 Mrs Barnhouse
  Yesterday the Treehouse Theatre visited Year 3 to create a Victorian 'play in a day', revisiting our Autumn topic of the Victorians. It was certainly a busy day where children were split into four groups in order to create four different scenes. The play then showed different scenarios throughout Victorian times, including children working in the mines, factories and what education was really like! In the afternoon everyone came together to produce the play; it was a great way to learn and remember how much has changed since Victorian times. Have a look at the pictures to see how busy we were!

  

• Fun in the snow!

  Mon 19 Mar 2018 Miss Lyddon
  We had great fun out in the snow this morning and at lunchtime. The children had a snowball fight and made snowmen with their friends. The children did get wet and mucky, but great fun was had by all.

  

• SCHOOL IS OPEN! PLEASE READ ADVICE BELOW

  Mon 19 Mar 2018 Ms Rogers

  We are open but please do take note that we are extending our registration time from 8.30 through to 10.00am so that you can take your time to safely get in to school. Please do not attempt to come down Binfields Farm Lane, Pyotts Copse or any other side roads please as they are still very icy in places. Park up at Tesco by dominoes and carefully make your way to school. Staff will be at various points around the school perimeter to assist. For our Disability children only, please do a drop off in our staff car park. Our staff will assist you from that point.

  The children will be coming straight into school. Class doors will be open from 8.30am. Please ensure that they keep to the gritted paths. If you can, please avoid bringing in pushchairs/sledges as the paths we have cut are narrow. You can of course drop your kids at the school gates and they can make their own way to the classroom doors.

  Please do take care everyone.

• School UPDATE

  Sun 18 Mar 2018 Ms Rogers

  We are planning to open tomorrow morning if it is safe to do so and we will of course keep you all informed of our decision making so please check our school website, emails and texts before you set off on your journey to school in the morning.  I would like to make it clear that if you do not feel safe about bringing your child to school because of the snow and ice then you will have to make the decision whether you can make that journey as school cannot make that decision for you.

  I suggest that the children come in sensible shoes/boots (with a spare pair to wear inside), warm coats, hats and gloves as well so that if there is snow we can have a play after the children have been registered. 

  Mr Quilter, Mr Quilter senior and myself will be working hard tomorrow morning to clear 2 paths into school. Our snow clearing volunteers who signed up recently - please do come fully armed with spades to help. It would be greatly appreciated.

  Miss Lyddon will standing at the top of the school road and will be redirecting traffic as I have been told the road can get very icy... so please do not come down Binfields Farm Lane to drop your children off. Members of our school staff will be stationed at the school gates and I will be in the courtyard. Please can you ensure your children go straight into school - taking real care as the classroom doors will be open from 8.30am. Like I said, when the time is right - we will promise to take them out for a play...but they need to be really sensible first thing. Registration will close later tomorrow - 10am so you don't have the rush of getting the children in by 8.50am.

  I have looked at the forecast and if throughout the morning the weather changes and becomes severe we will inform you of any decision to close part way through the day, so please do keep your phones and emails open and regularly check our website.

  Once again keep safe and hopefully we will see you all tomorrow, but of course I'm sure you'll understand I will have to close the school once again if I consider that the children and staff's safety are at risk and we certainly don't want anyone to have an accident.

• Year 1/2 Footy at Powerleague, Brighton Hill

  Sun 18 Mar 2018 Ms Rogers

  Year 1 and 2 children did themselves very proud on Friday afternoon, I was one excitable headteacher as I watched them work so, so well as a team. Not only did they show great skill, resilience and determination throughout....but they showed tremendous sportsmanship too. Miss Crossley, the parents and grandparents who came to support the children thought so too. We couldn't help but smile and cheer them all on.

  Our team of 10 mixed girls and boys won 6 of their 7 games and drew in one. A phenomenal result.

  A special well done to 3 of our players who were highlighted for their skills and they will have the chance to train at Reading's football development centre.

  

• British Science Week 2018

  Fri 16 Mar 2018 Miss Corcoran

  We have had an awesome week celebrating Science week and have all had so much fun carrying out investigations and learning new things! The theme this year was Exploration and Discovery so we have all had an explorer to learn about including Christopher Columbus, Gertrude Bell and Valentina Tereshkova. Each year group have been taking part in a range of activities – have a read below to find out more! We hope you are enjoying creating your science week posters and look forward to seeing them all!

   

  In EYFS, the children have been reading the book Baby Brains and carried out an Astro-Nappy investigation to find out what are the best materials for absorbing liquid. They also created mini fact files about the astronaut Valentina Tereshkova and found out she was the first woman in space!

   

  Year 1 carried out different investigations linking to materials. For their first investigation they needed to create a shelter box that would keep an egg safe on impact. Each group chose one material type and chose to fill their box in any way they thought would best protect the egg. They dropped the egg from a height to watch whether their predictions would be correct. Only one egg broke! They then had a problem from the three little pigs. They had to help them build a house from new materials to test what would keep them safe from the wolf. In groups, the children chose their materials and structure style to build a safe home and tested it using an air blower.

   

  In Year 2, the children were looking at different conditions of growing a bean plant in, specifically focusing on sunlight. Some children decided to see if they could grow theirs in a cupboard, some put theirs in direct sunlight in the window and some just on the side to investigate the different effects. Year 2 also became plant doctors and have been trying to nurse a plant back to health. Year 2’s focus explorer was Sir James Cook and they created informative posters about him.

   

  Year 3 also focused on plants and carried out an investigation into what a plants need to survive. The children planned their investigations with some deciding to cut off the roots of their plant, cover the leaves or only give it a limited amount of water. They also researched Charles Darwin, finding out about his discoveries linked to natural selection and evolution.

   

  Year 4 have been learning about Sir Edmund Hillary, the 1^st man to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They created posters about him and his life. As well as this, they had the task of saving a ‘sleuth’ of gummy bears who had been trapped in ice from the cold weather a few weeks ago. They had to investigate which was the quickest way of melting the ice. The children planned what they were going to do and came up with some super ideas such as putting it under the hand-dryers, holding it in their hands and running it under the tap. Luckily they managed to save the majority of the gummy bears!

   

  Year 5 and 6 had the task of designing an ecological house to help look after the environment. Their ideas were amazing; they all thought carefully about each aspect of a house and how to make it more environmentally friendly. Ideas included putting solar panels on the roof, insulating the walls of the house, recycling water and having an electric charger for electric cars. They also carefully followed instructions to make wind turbines from paper and learnt about Gertrude Bell - an English explorer who travelled through the Middle East.

  

• 'Egg'cellent Tesco Display

  Thu 15 Mar 2018 Miss Lemar & Miss Grove
  The children in Year 1 have been busying making multimedia eggs, which look so eye catching and striking on display. The children have used printing, painting, cutting, college and sequins to design and create their eggs. They have certainly done a 'cracking' job and had a lot of fun doing so. Do you know why eggs are symbol of spring and Easter? When you are next in Tesco check out the display, it is labelled and near the exit of the shop. 

  

• Rock and Pop Music Concert

  Tue 13 Mar 2018

  This afternoon the children of Great Binfields were treated to a wonderful musical concert as Rob, from The Rock and Pop foundation, showed off the talents of his pupils during our weekly music assembly. Here are some photos to show you just how fantastic the children who played their instruments were. The audience were in awe of their skills and many children left the hall feeling inspired to learn to play an instrument themselves. A big well done to all of those children who performed and thank you to the parents who came along to support their children.

  

• World Book Day

  Fri 09 Mar 2018 Mrs Osborne
  Although a little later than planned due to the snow, yesterday we celebrated our Great Binfields World Book Day. It was lovely to see all the children and staff dressed up in their costumes and sharing their favourite books with each other. Lots of World Book Day themed learning took place around school too. Take a look at the pictures to see some of the wonderful costumes...